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Class Code:

D105

Subject Area:

D - Digital Evidence

Class Location:

TBA

Class Description:

This 16-hour course is designed to provide investigators, patrol officers, probation officers and parole officers with the basic skills, knowledge and practical experience to preliminarily examine digital media including personal computers and external storage devices. This class will introduce a variety of tools to assess computers and demonstrate how to examine them for potential evidence. This class is not designed to take the place of a full and proper forensic examination; however, it will help identify hardware that might yield evidence.

Instructor:

TBA

Teaching Methods:

Lecture, demonstration and hands-on exercises

Objectives:

The course is designed to provide investigators, patrol officers, probation officers and parole officers with the basic skills, knowledge and practical experience to preliminarily examine digital media including personal computers and external storage devices.

Prerequisites:

Previous experience with Microsoft Windows.

Materials Fee:

No materials fee.

Tuition:

No cost to POST-supported or State of California based law enforcement agencies. A tuition fee may be required of some public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants.